Kerosene Fire Kills Three Children Near Mt St Marys
A kerosene explosion in a secluded home two miles north of Mt St Marys College left Alice Louise Springer 10 Donald D. Springer 7 and John Wayne Springer 7 dead. Gary Allen Springer 3 is in critical condition with third degree burns as mother Martha Springer and older sister Mary Ellen Springer escape with burns. Mary survived with minor burns. Charles Springer father works in Pennsylvania. the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon and the family was taken to Warner Hospital in Kentysburg.
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Mt. St. Mary’s College
Alice Louise Springer
Donald D. Springer
John Wayne Springer
Charles Springer
Gary Allen Springr
Warner Hospital
Kentysburg
Donald
John
Mary
Martha Z. Springer
Warter Hospital
Mary Jhwen Springer
Charles Knott, Jr
Thurmont
Outer
Springer
Knott
Mary Ellen
Kenneth D. Bond
Ash Wednesday opening Lent services begin across churches
The Lenten season starts with Ash Wednesday activities in Christian churches as they mark forty days until Easter. Pre-Lent celebrations includedTuesday gatherings with fastnachts and sharing of ring-like treats, while some communities observed core Tuesday endings and related customs such as the erdi Gras in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Route 40 Closed By Snow And Ice
Route 40 was reported closed to all traffic east of Ridgeville after a snowstorm. State Police halted motorists as roads were slick and chains were needed. Up to 200 cars were stalled near Boonsboro while crews treated the area and alternate Route 40, South Mountain, was slippery.
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Ridgeville
Hyattstown Hill
Liberty Road
Boonsboro
South Mountain
Weather Bureau
State Roads Commission
Braddock Heights
New Cold Wave Heads East Tonight
A cold wave driven by strong northwest winds swept most of the central United States and moved toward southern and eastern states. Temperatures plunged to as low as 23 degrees below zero in the cold belt from Montana to the Mississippi valley and the Great Lakes, with warnings issued for Ohio Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Snow also moved into West Virginia with up to four inches in some counties and plows out in Preston Doddridge and Taylor districts.
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Associated Press
Montana
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Atlantic States
Midwest
Charleston
W. Va
Ohio River
Preston
Doeddridge
Taylor
Panhandle
Princeton
Cold Wave To Strike In Western Maryland
The Weather Bureau issues a cold wave warning for Garrett County and far western Allegany County. A mass of colder air moving from Ohio will bring strong west to northwesterly winds, rain turning to light snow, and temperatures dropping to 8 to 12 in Garrett and 10 to 15 in western Allegany by tomorrow morning. Tomorrow should be mostly fair but very cold.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Garrett County
Allegany County
Cumberland
Ohio
Maryland
Restudy planned for Route 40 at Braddock
The State Roads Commission will reexamine Old Route 40 through Braddock to possibly shrink land taking for rights of way after an inspection led by chairman Russell J. McCain and chief engineer William F. Childs Jr. Local residents oppose the proposed improvements and further action awaits the department's study following the bid from Thomas Bennett and Hunter, which has been held pending a protest in Braddock.
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Old Braddock
Russell J. McCain
State Roads Commission
William F. Childs, Jr
Commission
Ld Braddock
The
Roads Commission
Thomas
Bennett
Hunter
Bradlock
Rainfall Brings Rise Of Streams
Rainfall and a snowstorm mix as ice forms on some roads then recedes with rising streams. Carroll Creek nears flood stage near the city’s western outskirts while weather shifts to a colder night with highs around 45 falling toward 20 degrees. Roadways show ice early, surface water covers fields, and officials monitor potential flash flood conditions as temperatures drop.
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Carroll Creek
Baughman
Cumberland
Route 26
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Reds Break Peace Treaty
Secretary of State Acheson accused the Soviet bloc nations of building up armies beyond World War II treaty limits. He cited Romania Bulgaria and Hungary as examples and tied the issue to world tension ahead of a proposed Big Four meeting. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported no effect from the switchmen strike at Brunswick, with trains running normally.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
Soviet Union
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Banks Closed For Lincoln’s Birthday Across State
Banks in Frederick and throughout the state will be closed on Monday in observance of Lincoln's Birthday. Banks will also close on February 22 to mark George Washington's birthday.
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Frederick
Lincoln
George Washington
Against Convention in Annapolis House Vote
In Annapolis on February 7 the House Ways and Means committee issued an unfavorable report on a bill to call a constitutional convention.
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Annapolis
House
Ways and Means
Allies Reach Last Hills Near Seoul in 4 Day Offensive
Allied ground forces advance toward Seoul with three tank columns amid a shifting war mood. American Doughboys seize high ground near Anyang after fierce fighting, bayonets decisive as Reds fall in large numbers. Millett leads charge and claims multiple bayonet kills.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Kangnung
Kangoung
Anyang
Lewis Millett
South
Dartmouth
Mass
Millett
Sea Command To Be Unified Sea Command To Be Unified
Atlantic treaty nations near final plans for a unified sea force modeled on continental armies with an American admiral as top commander Admiral William M Fedherer likely named to head the North Atlantic command The plan envisions co equal status with Western European forces and assigns sea lane protection to allied ships submarines and aircraft to deter enemy disruption of reinforcements and supplies to Eisenhower forces.
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Washington
William M. Fedherer
Atlantic Fleet
Supreme Allied Command Organization
North Atlantic Ocean Region
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
INATO
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Europe
Eisenhower
Churches Enter Upon Season Of Lent
New York observed Ash Wednesday marking the start of Lent, a 40 day penitential season excluding Sundays. Holy Week begins Palm Sunday March 18, leading to Easter and the Resurrection on March 25.
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New York
Inday
Jerusalem
Elis
More Men Returning To Work
The Associated Press reports rising back-to-work momentum as railroad switchmen return, signaling a possible end to the week-long strike in many areas though full nationwide resolution remains distant. Normal service briefly returns in New York and New England, with progress uneven across major centers including Chicago and the West Coast.
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Associated Press
Earl
Ines
New York
New England
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Defense Transport Administration
DTA
Washington
Burlington and Quincy
Milwaukee
Wigin
Joliet and Eastern
Chicago and
Drunk Driving Case Continued In Maryland Court
A drunken driving charge against William T. Moxley of near Kemptown was continued by Magistrate Thomas S. Glass in Peoples Court. Testimony was to come from Dr. John M. Culler who treated Moxley at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a collision on Route 40 west of Ridgeville involving a gasoline tanker operated by Conner Gross. Trial was adjourned as more evidence was heard, with investigators Troopers Tucker and Mutchner noted.
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William T. Moxley
Kemptown
Thomas S. Glass
Peoples Court
John M. Culler
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Moxley
Route 40
Ridgeville
Moxey
Shaull
Edwin F. Nikirk
Matchner
Train Wreck on Trestle Kills 82 in New Jersey
Woodbridge New Jersey February 7 1943 a commuter Pennsylvania Railroad train plunged from a newly built trestle killing 82 and injuring about 500 in the worst wreck in 32 years. The route carried New York area workers toward Asbury Park Red Bank and Long Branch with many displaced. Engineer Joseph A Fitzsimmons blamed overcrowding and the trestle while a detective disputed the speed. Rescue crews labored through dawn amid mangled cars and shattered glass as families waited for word of loved ones.
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Charles IF
Capaldo
Frances Lewine Woodbridge
Jersey
North Store
Learing
Misabella Carlington
Asbury Park
Josephine Brydon
South Belmar
Lestie Cavanaugh
Sea Girl
Woodbridge
N. J
PRRA
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delvis Uo
New York
Philadelphia
Lila
Nashville
Red Bank
Long Beach
New Jersey
North Shore
Joseph A. Fitzsimmons
Red
Slaughter Control Order Aims to Curb Black Markets
Washington February 7 government readies slaughter control order to curb price violations and black market sales. OPS to license slaughter, default aim to curb fly by night operators and force packs to follow normal delivery patterns across the country. Justice Department to handle enforcement actions including criminal cases and civil suits. A top manpower policy committee also slated under Mobilization Director Wilson.
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Washington
Povernment
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Tovelminens
Justice Department
Tobin
Charles EE
Wilson
Michael DiSalle
OPA
New York
Series E Bond Bill Passes House to Extend Holders
Washington reports the House passed a bill allowing Series E government bond holders to keep bonds beyond ten years and continue to earn interest. Passage was by voice vote and the measure goes to the Senate. First bonds mature May 1, at ten years issuance, with about 2.9 percent interest. 47,388 U.S. combat casualties in Korea announced, up 474 in a week.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
Korea
Congress To Go Slow On New Taxes
Congress plans a slow approach to new taxes as a long budget debate unfolds. Senate and House tax committees weigh whether to raise roughly 16.5 billion dollars in revenue for the coming year, amid calls from Byrd and Taft for delaying tax actions until spending levels are settled.
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Congress
Washinton
Senate
House
Vlady Ah
Trueman
Ubateman Dagehtam
George
D-Gat
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Vat
Trimian
Virginia
Cee Jon “Het
Edo Tue Cally
Taft
R-Ohia
Petitions Call Return of Fairchild Workers
In Hagerstown and nearby towns petitions urging a return to work at the Fairchild aviation plant circulate. UAW CIO says the effort ignores the key issue, automatic merit-based pay raises, demanded by the union as part of the contract dispute. About 2,000 of 4,700 striking workers have signed up for picket duty as the strike continues.
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Hagerstown
Fairchild Aviation
Uaw-Cio
Truman Seeks Hoover Aid On Grain For India
President Truman meets former President Hoover to solicit advice and support for a proposed grant of 2,000,000 tons of grain to India amid famine threats. Congressional approval hinges on Nehru’s stance toward Communist China. Acheson McGhee Brannan and Foster attend, highlighting rift over U S strategy against communism. Fire damages WV Wesleyan student housing. one apartment gutted, others smoky and water damaged.
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Washington
Truman
Herbert Hoover
India
Nehru
China
Congress
United Nations
Korea
Hoover
State Acheson
George McGhee
Agriculture Brannan
ECA
William Foster
United States
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan College
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Emmitsburg
Kuns
Elien
V. F. W. Allan
Braddock
Watkins Acres
Sea Command
Switchmen
Haan
Guraietia
Stith
Mary Mikulchik
Arthur Wissner
Elberon
Wissner
Revo
Anthony Tiber
Nic
Edward Thomas McDonoteh
Tang
Rkat
U.S. Order
Fairchild
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